Sunlight flooded the inner chamber of the Neolithic Passage Tomb at Newgrange this morning, on the first day of three that the Office of Public Works is live streaming the eventhttps://t.co/s02WIvXvH3
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) December 20, 2020
The U.K. reports 35,928 new Covid cases—the most since the pandemic began.
This comes on the heels of discovering a new variant of the virus. This strain is said to spread much faster and already accounts for more than 60% of new infections in London https://t.co/SBS3ElcJcF pic.twitter.com/ODpYlSWP9D
— Bloomberg Quicktake (@Quicktake) December 20, 2020
As 2020 wraps up, here are key dates to remember for 2021 https://t.co/QaW8kOe30W
— 10TV (@10TV) December 19, 2020
Federal authorities expressed increased alarm Thursday about an intrusion into U.S. and other computer systems around the globe that officials suspect was carried out by Russian hackers. https://t.co/0mNTirReiF #10TV
— 10TV (@10TV) December 17, 2020
Prison, restaurant workers hoping to be next in line for COVID-19 vaccine https://t.co/4WSFwpvC8O
— 10TV (@10TV) December 19, 2020
New York law bans sale of Confederate flags on state property https://t.co/ekso9vqwlY
In his bill-signing memo, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the measure is intended to counter a rash of racist, anti-Semitic, and other intolerant behavior.
— 10TV (@10TV) December 17, 2020
The Pentagon has endorsed a new slate of initiatives to expand diversity within the ranks and reduce prejudice, calling for more aggressive efforts to recruit, retain and promote a more racially and ethnically diverse force. https://t.co/AgtVnFIwsP #1
— 10TV (@10TV) December 18, 2020
Supreme Court rules challenge to Trump census plan is premature https://t.co/nqZLVgOrpM #10TV
— 10TV (@10TV) December 18, 2020
'I love you and I miss you very much': Dallas native writes heart-wrenching note to wife before dying of COVID-19 https://t.co/sLQF6Q5x8a #10TV pic.twitter.com/UZoXdhB2ki
— 10TV (@10TV) December 18, 2020
https://twitter.com/10TV/status/1340027806546341888
State senator fears fewer graduations without waiver on end of course exams https://t.co/rytpJAJsXj
— WSYX ABC 6 (@wsyx6) December 19, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden has committed to rebuilding a multilateral agreement limiting Iran’s nuclear program, but recent actions by Tehran have raised the stakes of negotiations and introduced new obstacles to reinstating the nuclear deal. https://t.co/CFb8vX3E0v
— WSYX ABC 6 (@wsyx6) December 19, 2020
#BREAKING: Ohio Senate passes Senate Bill 175 with "stand your ground" amendment. The bill will now head to @GovMikeDeWine. https://t.co/izxTTFD2EX
— WSYX ABC 6 (@wsyx6) December 18, 2020
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the second COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in the United States. https://t.co/n2QorMuu3s
— NBC4 Columbus (@nbc4i) December 19, 2020
One purple county in latest Ohio coronavirus advisory map. https://t.co/VZwPFGfv1E
— NBC4 Columbus (@nbc4i) December 17, 2020
Yearly Ohio State campus crime report shows increase in rape, assault reports https://t.co/iNYtrfjQHD
— NBC4 Columbus (@nbc4i) December 17, 2020
Premier at Sawmill Athletic Club closes doors after 40 years https://t.co/IsI71jmXAW
— NBC4 Columbus (@nbc4i) December 18, 2020
Ohio's unemployment rate for November was down from the previous month but still higher than what it was one year ago.https://t.co/m69oIRr7J2
— NBC4 Columbus (@nbc4i) December 18, 2020
Mystery man skated naked along a Columbus freeway in a panda head: https://t.co/3Ha4xkveMQ
— NBC4 Columbus (@nbc4i) December 17, 2020
Here is a look at the Advisory System next to how open our schools are. Governor DeWine says what we are seeing is schools who originally were fully open are now having to pull back because of COVID-19 spread. @nbc4i pic.twitter.com/4RvHTPdbYx
— Adrienne Robbins (@ARobbinsTV) December 17, 2020
Farm of fake?#WEWS #investigators found 1 address tied to 27 agriculture-related companies that were approved for $4.2 million in taxpayer money from a program meant to help small businesses struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic.@SarahBuduson https://t.co/3NI1mou7wO
— Kevin Barry (@KevinBarryTV) December 17, 2020
Racial disparity in infant deaths continue to rise in Northeast Ohio https://t.co/HiepoC119c
— News 5 Cleveland (@WEWS) December 19, 2020
After the Tuskegee Experiment, some Black Americans have a hearty dose of skepticism toward the COVID-19 vaccine. https://t.co/uxflWXHdgI
— News 5 Cleveland (@WEWS) December 17, 2020
Will you ride it? https://t.co/uxpNmy0w6X
— News 5 Cleveland (@WEWS) December 17, 2020
Trump's Twitter account hacked by guessing password 'maga2020!', says Dutch investigators https://t.co/Oj1X42aMGl
— News 5 Cleveland (@WEWS) December 18, 2020
Biden marks anniversary of deaths of wife, child with mass at church where they are buried https://t.co/Cwv2F1M1bj
— News 5 Cleveland (@WEWS) December 18, 2020
https://twitter.com/WEWS/status/1339933497977262082
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" …Nor'easters are very common, and this was, in some sense, a very typical one." https://t.co/P12dy1Ynac
— Observer-Dispatch (@uticaOD) December 19, 2020
More than 3 feet of snow proved too heavy for this air-supported sports dome outside Binghamton. https://t.co/9t1cBq99Xy
— Democrat & Chronicle (@DandC) December 19, 2020
There are lots of cool things going on over at DeWitt Middle School! #twithaca https://t.co/cNAO3xyjFx
— The Ithaca Times (@ithacatimes) December 11, 2020
The public health departments of Ontario, Seneca and Yates counties are partnering with Finger Lakes Community Health for free, rapid COVID-19 testing of asymptomatic people. https://t.co/rKukDKJo5Q
— Finger Lakes Times (@FLTimes) December 19, 2020
Otsego County and Bassett answered questions about the vaccines and quelled some rumors at a virtual meeting yesterday.https://t.co/OTucJt345Y
Story by @DS_GregK— The Daily Star (@thedailystar) December 18, 2020
Latest COVID numbers in New York for Saturday pic.twitter.com/1zaaGWkwRn
— Nick Reisman (@NickReisman) December 19, 2020
Coronavirus Numbers per @NYGovCuomo:
– 5.33% Statewide positive COVID-19 infection rate
– Hospitalizations increased by 270 New Yorkers bringing the total to 5,982
– 128 people died from COVID-19 yesterdayEach region's 7-day average percentage of positive test results below pic.twitter.com/2E9oankdb8
— Morgan Mckay (@morganfmckay) December 15, 2020
Britain has known about the variant for some time
Last minute Christmas travel ban has triggered a major rush & likely means more Covid spread
Using variant as reason for sudden change has now prompted other countries to cut U.K. off. French ban means a possible food shortage https://t.co/YDjHbRFdbv
— James Longman (@JamesAALongman) December 20, 2020
England's top medical officer announced that the U.K. has identified a new variant of the coronavirus that "can spread more quickly" than prior strains of the virus.https://t.co/URfYkWbV4F
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) December 19, 2020
Countries have started barring travel from the U.K. after Britain imposed fresh lockdowns to combat a new strain of Covid-19 that could be as much as 70% more transmissible than earlier variants of the disease https://t.co/CcIt5aKcKo
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 20, 2020
JUST IN: British PM Johnson says the toughest set of Covid-19 restrictions will be put in place Sunday in London and the UK's southeast region, forcing millions to cancel holiday plans as scientists say a new coronavirus variant is spreading more quickly. https://t.co/u3LmPEc1wx
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) December 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/CharlotteChar22/status/1340391043150262276
A fast-moving new variant of the coronavirus that is more than 70% more transmissible than existing strains appears to be driving the rapid spread in London and southern England, leading to stricter COVID-19 restrictions. https://t.co/Ox9bpsPccK
— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) December 20, 2020
Some European countries are restricting travel from the U.K., citing concerns after the nation and WHO said they’d identified a new variant of COVID-19 there. https://t.co/g3p9PDHHD8
— Axios (@axios) December 20, 2020
Canada among other nations to ban travel from the U.K. as a variant strain of COVID-19 continues to spread. @PaulCTV reports: https://t.co/akicIFXvjW pic.twitter.com/UbRLA4lUxa
— CTV News (@CTVNews) December 21, 2020
Starting at midnight on Monday, Canada is suspending flights from the United Kingdom for 72 hours after a fast-spreading variant of COVID-19 led to an international crackdown on travel from Britain.https://t.co/pxzPusRy6H
— Toronto Star (@TorontoStar) December 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1340373616064655366
MacKenzie Scott announced her second major charitable contribution of the year, giving away nearly $4.2 billion to 384 organizations as part of a plan to donate a majority of her fortune. https://t.co/AKhb9I6Rc3
— CNN (@CNN) December 19, 2020
This 107-year-old Minnesota woman survived Covid-19. It isn't the first pandemic she has lived through.
Born in 1913, Tillie Dybing was almost 5 years old when the 1918 flu pandemic hit her family farm in North Dakota, she said. https://t.co/FZzlhvW4ES
— CNN (@CNN) December 19, 2020
Latest polls of the Georgia Senate runoffs, via @FiveThirtyEight: https://t.co/36ooC5bosy
— ABC News (@ABC) December 19, 2020
It’s possible that the demographic realignment of the suburbs could end up creating a more lasting political shift, some experts argue—one in which the suburbs and exurbs look and vote a lot more like urban areas, and a lot less like more rural places. https://t.co/aQOV6rfVlo
— ABC News (@ABC) December 19, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence was vaccinated for Covid-19 on Friday in a live-television event aimed at reassuring Americans the vaccine is safehttps://t.co/0XyYur5mQS
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 18, 2020
Here are some of my favorite songs of the year. As usual, I had some valuable consultation from our family music guru, Sasha, to put this together. I hope you find a new song or two to listen to. pic.twitter.com/K1NRPYiSg4
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 19, 2020
Barack Obama's “A Promised Land” is well on its way to becoming the best-selling presidential memoir in modern times. Just a month after publication, sales have topped 3.3 million copies, the publisher says. https://t.co/pM5yQMZ1Fi
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 17, 2020
"It's the moment of truth. We have very little time remaining, just a few hours to work through these negotiations in a useful fashion if we want this agreement to enter into force on the first of January." pic.twitter.com/hhpMpHe8Mz
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 18, 2020
Snowstorm forces 1,000 drivers in Japan to sleep in cars https://t.co/WMI8eZBrAF
— The Independent (@Independent) December 18, 2020
The red area is responsible for half the global GDP. Source: https://t.co/MeMlkhAwa9 pic.twitter.com/ekT1hBwfq6
— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) December 17, 2020
Cuomo says the feds should impose restrictions on travelers from the U.K. after British health officials confirmed a highly contagious variant of COVID-19 was rapidly spreading through the nation.https://t.co/oxNk41oM6F
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) December 20, 2020
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is demanding that the federal government ban or require testing of travelers from Britain, where a new variant of coronavirus is surging https://t.co/rJFJfMzHSp
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 21, 2020
The governor accused the Trump administration of being "grossly negligent" by not barring U.K. flights. https://t.co/hRuUdawtqQ
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 21, 2020
Social gatherings are fueling the COVID-19 spread, according to contact data released by the state on Friday. https://t.co/HEWTvbUgaB
— Capital Tonight (@CapitalTonight) December 11, 2020
New York State is set to increase the minimum wage again at the end of the year. The vice president of the Business Council of New York State says it's the wrong time to impose more costs on sectors struggling to hang on. https://t.co/RzlRzrojcn
— Capital Tonight (@CapitalTonight) December 18, 2020
Sales tax collections, a crucial source of funding for municipalities in New York, dropped by 7.1 percent statewide last month compared to November 2019, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office said Wednesday. https://t.co/lsTCCp45NS
— Capital Tonight (@CapitalTonight) December 17, 2020
New York's statewide unemployment rate dipped to 8.4% in November from 9.2% the previous month, according to the state Department of Labor. https://t.co/5nGKRRGIGZ
— Capital Tonight (@CapitalTonight) December 18, 2020
.@NYGovCuomo, who blew off months of WH briefings on vaccine plans, has been loudly complaining — without evidence — that the FDA's approval process shouldn't be trusted. @Brendan_LyonsTU reports: https://t.co/B9x9h5BK59
— Casey Seiler (@CaseySeiler) November 17, 2020
EXCLUSIVE video: @HillaryClinton and @BillClinton after they cast their electoral college vote: “It’s absolutely monumental. We’re going to have a president and vice president who are going to work for all the people and make a real difference for everybody.” pic.twitter.com/rEuzE5rYy6
— Morgan Mckay (@morganfmckay) December 14, 2020
HAPPENING NOW: @BillClinton and @HillaryClinton just walked in to the NYS Assembly Chamber to get ready to cast their electoral votes for @JoeBiden pic.twitter.com/OczUltQqWT
— Morgan Mckay (@morganfmckay) December 14, 2020
BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr to step down Dec. 23rd.
Trump tweets Barr's resignation letter moments after Joe Biden crosses the 270 electoral vote threshold needed to officially become President-elect. @NY1 @SpectrumNewsDC https://t.co/bYl5Y27hRs
— Jeevan Vittal (@JvittalTV) December 14, 2020
Just in:
The Supreme Court has thrown out the Texas-led suit backed by @realDonaldTrump that sought to invalidate the election results in four battleground states that @JoeBiden won.
It's the latest legal challenge by the Trump campaign and its supporters to fall short. pic.twitter.com/ps6EIPoZQ5
— Taylor Popielarz (@TaylorPopielarz) December 11, 2020
So sorry for your loss, Professor Vogel (@StevenKVogel). Ezra Vogel was a Giant of East-West cooperation and scholarly exchange. He was a great friend of anyone who believed in the value of understanding the "other" and never exoticizing the unknown. He will be sorely missed. https://t.co/8FGTypdsil
— David J. Benger (@David_Benger) December 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/usembassysamoa/status/1336838576470777856
The deadly secret of China’s illegal fishing armada: It’s killing impoverished North Korean squid fishermen. https://t.co/cRsGCCc1bD
By @Ian_Urbina, produced in partnership with the Outlaw Ocean Project.
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— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 22, 2020